In order to measure the expenses of institutional utilization, Holt Healthcare Group uses the standard formula to calculate hospital bed days per 1,000 plan members per year. On October 23, Holt used the following information to calculate the bed days per
During an open enrollment period in 1997, Amy Hadek enrolled through her employer for group health coverage with the Owl Health Plan, a federally qualified HMO. At the time of her enrollment, Ms. Hadek had three pre-existing medical conditions: angina, fo
Ed O'Brien has both Medicare Part A and Part B coverage. He also has coverage under a PBM plan that uses a closed formulary to manage the cost and use of pharmaceuticals. Recently, Mr. O'Brien was hospitalized for an aneurysm. Later, he was transferred by
From the following answer choices, choose the description of the ethical principle that best corresponds to the term Autonomy
From the following choices, choose the definition that best matches the term Screening
A public employer, such as a municipality or county government would be considered which of the following?
The following statements describe two types, or models, of HMOs:
The Quest HMO has contracted with only one multi-specialty group of physicians. These physicians are employees of the group practice, have an equity interest in the practice, and provide
Health plans often program into their claims processing systems certain criteria that, if unmet, will prompt further investigation of a claim. In an automated claims processing system, these criteria may signal the need for further review when, for example